Skip Navigation
Congress
July 15, 2016
Sukjong Hong
While Congress sleeps in, the Zika virus will storm its way through mosquito season.
July 6, 2016
Clio Chang
Republicans are still mad about the Democratic sit-in.
June 23, 2016
Alex Shephard
Would it make a difference if the Democrats were fighting for a gun control bill that didn’t suck?
June 21, 2016
Alex Shephard
Has the NRA bought off Congress?
June 15, 2016
Michelle Legro
Get ready for a debate about women and the draft that will surely not become sexist in any way.
June 9, 2016
Alex Shephard
The anti-Trump movement is growing. That might help Trump.
June 8, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
It’s chilling to watch Narendra Modi yuck it up in the U.S. Congress.
May 17, 2016
Adam Peck
House Republicans pretty much have zero interest in combating the Zika virus.
April 27, 2016
Adam Peck
Establishment Democrats are doing pretty well in tonight’s Senate primary races.
February 24, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Why is Obama considering a Republican for the Supreme Court?
February 17, 2016
Stephen Wolf
Is America’s Presidential System Doomed?
The fiasco surrounding Antonin Scalia's death points to a long-term illness.
February 16, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
There’s no way President Obama gets his Supreme Court nominee through the Senate.
February 16, 2016
Scott Lemieux
The End of the Supreme Court as We Know it
The fight over Antonin Scalia's successor heralds a descent into politically uncharted territory.
February 13, 2016
Ryu Spaeth
Mitch McConnell says there will be no Scalia Supreme Court replacement under President Obama.
December 22, 2015
Sasha Belenky
Most Republicans support action on climate change, even though their elected leaders don’t.
December 17, 2015
Sasha Belenky
NASA is set to get a lot more money so it can search for alien life.
December 17, 2015
David Dayen
How the “Bipartisan” Budget Deal Starves the Beast
It's another boon to Republicans’ long-term project to shrink the government to a bathroom-drowning size.
December 14, 2015
Laura Reston
The Year in Female Politicians Dealing with Utter Crap
The 114th Congress convened with a record number of women this year, but sexism ​toward congresswomen and candidates ​was still rampant.
November 2, 2015
Elizabeth Bruenig
Paul Ryan's a Good Guy. So What?
Personal virtue isn’t enough to guarantee humane government policy
October 28, 2015
Rebecca Leber
The Plan to Save the World
What success at the Paris climate conference looks like.

Our Writers

Illustrated headshot of Kate Aronoff
Kate Aronoff
Climate & Energy
Illustrated headshot of Perry Bacon
Perry Bacon
Trumpism & Its Opponents
Illustrated headshot of Malcolm Ferguson
Malcolm Ferguson
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Matt Ford
Matt Ford
Law & the Courts
Illustrated headshot of Melissa Gira Grant
Melissa Gira Grant
LGBTQ Rights
Illustrated headshot of Heather Souvaine Horn
Heather Souvaine Horn
Climate Change
Illustrated headshot of Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Jason Linkins
Jason Linkins
Power & Plutocracy
Illustrated headshot of Timothy Noah
Timothy Noah
Politics & Economy
Illustrated headshot of Edith Olmsted
Edith Olmsted
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Monica Potts
Monica Potts
Politics & Class
Illustrated headshot of Hafiz Rashid
Hafiz Rashid
Breaking News
Illustrated headshot of Greg Sargent
Greg Sargent
Politics & Democracy
Illustrated headshot of Grace Segers
Grace Segers
Congress & Elections
Illustrated headshot of Alex Shephard
Alex Shephard
Politics & Media
Illustrated headshot of Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky
Politics & Ideas
Three black-and-white mock-ups for The New Republic in its founding year, 1914, with bold serif typography symbolizing the magazine’s historical commitment to liberalism.
About The New Republic’s history